Nonslip shoulder strap attachment



June 17, 1941. T E: 2,245,941

NONSLIP SHOULDER STRAP ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 20, 1959 Snvcnfor PatentedJune 17, 1941 l T E STAT S @FlCE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to shoulder strap attachments, and specificallyto attachments adapted to be secured to the shoulder straps whichsupport the corset of the wearer.

Relative to female wearing apparel, corsets are generally supported by apair of straps which engage the shoulders, and usually there are two orthree additional straps which support under garments and also extendover the shoulders, and since these last named straps are not adequatelyattached to each other or to the corset-supporting straps, they oftenslide away from the shoulders and engage the arms or parts of the armsnear the shoulders, also the straps often become bunched and form rollson the shoulders, all of which cause discomfort to the wearer.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment which will beconvenient in use for preventing these straps from sliding away from.the shoulders and will maintain them in spaced relation at the shouldersto avoid the objectionable features mentioned.

The invention consists of the new and useful construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and asillustrated in the accompanying drawing, it being understood thatchanges may be made in form, size, proportions and minor details, saidchanges being within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a View showing the shoulder strap attachmentapplied to the wearer. Fig. 2 is a broken away plan view showing acombined holder and spacing-pin for the shoulder straps. Fig. 3 is aside View of the same taken on line 33 of Fig. 2- Fig. 4 is a sectionaldetail taken on line 44 of Fig. 3 showing the mounting of the hereindescribed attachment on a spacing- Referring now to the drawing for aparticular description, the invention is shown and described inconnection with a corset 5 supported by a pair of straps B which extendover the shoulders, the ends being secured to the front and rearportions of a body-garment such as the corset or brassiere by anysuitable means.

The invention is also described in connection with other straps whichextend over the shoulders for supporting skirt-like garments, such asthe pair of straps 1 which are secured at their ends by any suitablemeans to an undervest 8, the pair of straps 9 which support a slip l0and pair of straps H which support a petticoat l2.

To prevent the straps from sliding from the shoulders and for preventingintertwining and formation of rolls on the shoulders they are maintainedin spaced relation on the shoulders by use of a pair of spacing-pins l3of loop-form, said pins being provided inwardly thereof withnon-communicating stalls [4 at longitudinal intervals for receiving theseveral garment-supporting straps except the corset-supporting straps 6.

Numerals l5 indicate a pair of flexible controlstrips provided at theirlower ends with suitable fasteners I6 adapted to be secured to opposedfront parts of the corset or brassire, said strips being disposed inX-form position, and provided at their upper ends with loops I! formountings upon the inner ends of the spacing-pins [3, said strips beingsecured together at their intersection, indicated at l8.

As thus described, since the upper ends of the control-strips l5 aresecured to the straps 6 at or near the shoulders and are disposed incrossed relation the pins l3 will be prevented from slipping oif fromthe shoulders, and since the shoulder straps are held in spaced relationthe objectionable rolls on the shoulders will be prevented.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a garment, the combination with a plurality of garment-supportingshoulder straps, a pair of spacing-pins of elongated loop-form eachdetachably secured to a shoulder strap and provided withnon-communicating stalls at intervals for receiving othergarment-supporting straps, and a pair of control-straps disposed incrossed relation each being secured at its lower end to the garment andsecured at its upper end to a spacing-pin,

2. In a garment, a plurality of garment-supporting shoulder straps, apair of spacing-pins of loop-form each detachably secured to a shoulderstrap and provided with stalls at intervals thereof for receiving othergarment-supporting straps, and means between and secured to thespacing-pins for preventing movements of the latter in directionsoutwardly from each other.

' MAY E. STONE.

